5:09 PM,
Jul. 14, 2014

Novi District Court Judge Dennis Powers

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A Novi judge accused of falsifying his expense accounts and failing to show up for work, said he'll fight the charges at a hearing set for Sept. 3.

Judge Dennis Powers, who has been on the bench since 1998, must answer eight allegations by the Michigan Judicial Tenure Commission, charges that, if proved, could end his career. One allegation isthathe was reimbursed several thousand dollars for trips he took unrelated to his job, and that he attended conferences when he should have been on the bench.

Powers filed a 100-page response earlier this month in which he denied any wrongdoing. He said the ...